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“On the Road to Equality” visits Jacksonville Thursday

The Human Rights Campaign’s equality bus is touring Florida, with two visits set for Thursday in Jacksonville.

The campaign is a lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender civil rights organization hosting “On the Road to Equality,” a nationwide bus tour to educate Americans on issues facing the community, and help its members become advocates.

The 12-week tour has traveled to 19 cities in 12 states as well as Washington D.C., with particular emphasis on the Midwest and South where organizers say there are limited legal protections. The final leg of the tour is in Florida, with stops in Orlando on Wednesday, and Friday to Sunday. Then at 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, it will hold an open house at the University of North Florida’s Osprey Plaza at UNF Student Union, 1 UNF Drive. That will be followed by “Sacred Conversations: Creating a Faithful Dialogue about Who We Are” from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at Peace Presbyterian Church, 2300 Southside Blvd.

While in Florida, the Human Rights campaign will work with organizations like Equality Florida, Florida Together and Project Patchwork.